The Roughriders’ top doubles combo of senior Andre Caoili and freshman Jake Kuhlman defeated West Fargo’s Brendan Walker and Michael Holland 6-3, 6-0. Caoili and Kuhlman won the state doubles championship last year.

“It went smoothly,” Caoili said. “We had a few bumps along the way, but we got through them all.”

West Fargo advanced to its first East Region team dual final with a 4-1 win over Fargo Davies in the quarterfinals and a 5-0 win over Fargo South in the semifinals.

“We have been close many times,” West Fargo head coach Chad Anderson said. “This year we finally got over the hump with a big win over Fargo South. I was really proud of how the guys played.”

Red River and West Fargo automatically qualified for next week’s state tournament in Fargo.

“They were not afraid,” Anderson said of the Packers playing 15-time defending state champion Red River. “They didn’t back down and they made Red River work for every point. Tennis scores are sometimes misleading. We did get beat 5-0, but we were in so many games of that match.”

Fargo South and Grand Forks Central also qualified for the state tournament on Thursday. The Bruins defeated Fargo Shanley 3-2 and the Knights defeated Fargo Davies 3-2 in state-qualifying matches.

The individual singles and doubles tournaments begin today and run through Saturday.